Obituaries
Virginia Erickson
Jun 19, 2013
Virginia D. Erickson, 94, of Blomkest, died Wednesday morning, June 19, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Blomkest Baptist Church. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior to the service at...
John Thorstad
Jun 17, 2013
John M. Thorstad, 64, of Willmar, died Monday, June 17, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 24, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar with military honors provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...
Robert Loeffler
Jun 3, 2013
Robert "Bob" L. Loeffler age 88, of Pennock, died Monday afternoon, June 3, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A graveside service will be 10 A.M., Saturday, June 8, at Sakatah Cemetery in Waterville, Minnesota. Military Honors will be provided by the C. Adams - R. Stierlen American Legion Post 311 of Elysian, Minnesota. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M., Friday,...
Celeste Thell
May 27, 2013
Celeste S. Thell, age 81, of Willmar, died Monday, May 27, at Rice Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 30, at the Church of St. Mary in Willmar. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar with a 4:45 p.m. rosary service...
Lloyd Beckmann
May 25, 2013
Lloyd J. Beckmann, age 74, of rural Clara City, died Saturday evening, May 25, at the St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 3, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and also one hour prior to the service on Monday at...
Doris Messenbrink
May 23, 2013
Doris M. Messenbrink, age 89, of Lake Lillian, died Thursday morning, May 23, at the Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Doris Mable Messenbrink was born on September 9, 1923, near Spirit Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Mable (Butler) Whiteford....
J. Bennett
May 22, 2013
J. Dennis Bennett, 73, of Willmar, passed away Wednesday, May 22, at his home after a long life of heart problems. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Dennis was born January 17, 1940, in Bristol, England and was brought to the...
James Kjolsing
May 21, 2013
James M. Kjolsing, 63, of Atwater, died Tuesday, May 21. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.
Duane Westermann
May 19, 2013
Duane "Wes" C. Westermann, age 80, of Willmar, died Sunday morning, May 19, at Rice Care Center in Willmar. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior to the...
Clarice Lindgren
May 18, 2013
Clarice A. Lindgren, age 82, of Willmar, died Saturday morning, May 18, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. A memorial service will be 11 A.M. Thursday, May 23, at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar. The interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M., Wednesday, May 22, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one...
Jeanne Hanson
May 16, 2013
Jeanne A. Hanson, age 80, of Willmar, died Thursday evening, May 16, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, May 25, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home. Friends may call Friday from 5-8 P.M. and Saturday one hour prior to the service on Saturday. The interment will be private at the Cloverleaf...
Harriet Haugen
May 13, 2013
Harriet Haugen, 81, of Willmar, died Monday, May 13, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Union Lutheran Church near Hannaford, ND. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in...
Wendell Smith
May 12, 2013
Wendell Smith, 89, of Grove City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, at GlenOaks Care Center in New London. During the last weeks of his life, family visited from all across the nation, for what he called his "Bon Voyage" party. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, at First Baptist Church in Grove City. A private interment...
Nick Johnson
May 12, 2013
Dominicht "Nick" B. Johnson, age 42, of Willmar, died Sunday, May 12, in Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the First Covenant Church in Willmar. Interment will be at Salem Covenant Cemetery near Pennock. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and will continue...
June Benson
May 10, 2013
June Benson, 87, of Minneapolis, formerly of Willmar, died Friday, May 10, at the Jones-Harrison Residence in Minneapolis. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Burial will be private. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service and time of sharing at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home...
Dale Stuhr
May 8, 2013
Dale L. Stuhr, age 86, of Hutchinson, formerly of Willmar, died Wednesday, May 8, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Military Honors will be provided by Austin F. Hanscom American Legion Post 167 of Willmar. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday, May...
Joni Johnston
May 5, 2013
Joni Lee Johnston, age 54, of Alexandria and Eden Prairie, formerly of Willmar, died Sunday, May 5, at her home in Eden Prairie. A time of gathering and sharing will be held from 5-7 PM Friday, May 10, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar. Memorials are preferred, donor's choice. (www.petersonbrothers.com) Joni Lee Johnston was born on March 7, 1959...
Oscar Skindelien
May 4, 2013
Oscar "Junior" Skindelien Jr., age 83, of Sunburg, died Saturday afternoon at the Rice Therapy Suites in Willmar. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Military Honors will be provided by the New...
Vera Larsen
May 3, 2013
Vera M. Larsen, age 88, of Willmar died Friday afternoon, May 3, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. Services will 11 A.M. Thursday, May 9, at First Presbyterian Church in Willmar. The interment will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 PM Wednesday at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home and at the church 1 hour prior to the services....
Allan Backlund
Apr 29, 2013
Allan L. Backlund, 83, of Kandiyohi, died Monday, April 29, at Bethesda Heritage Center in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, at Ebenezer Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kandiyohi. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar and one hour prior...
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